Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-30

delicate material, all wool, but printed, IN
detached f0wefetS or leaves on q cream ground,
and therefore unwearanle IN the street except In
the country. But away from the conventional
necessities of city streets In the quiet of villages
and country homes it furnishes hne, gentle and
cents per ysr snd neeps no
in the way Of silk lining, which brings cost up to
the annhliatlng point with many women.
\ clever and successful way of utilizing the
cheap ecru and white cottons In lace designs has
been discovered and may be taken advantage Of
By those who cannot avail themselves Of the new
methods or applying drawn work to plain linen.
The iiea IS simply TO run narrow colored ribbons
through the open part of the stripe, lengthwise
pete striped front to the skirt. sash may also
be finished In this way for the back. The lighter
shades OF ecru are the prettiest, run with very
finer lines OF green or blue and black or red. The
ribbon Is eighteen to twenty-five cents per piece OF
zen yaris and the cottons are ten to twelve or
possibly Hiteen cents per yard They can be worn
lot afternoons whole season without washing.
CANVAS COSTUMES
In the windows OF many dry -goods shops upon
Broadway and elsewhere, are mountains OF all
wool canvas CLOTH in lovely shades Of yellow
stone or gray. They are marked down to twenty
Nv" cents per yard; yet when made by a fash
lonabie dresSmaker. the cost OF canvas dress
VII, VIII come up 70 seventy-nve dollars at the very
i east Ia me reason Is that complete dress
Is made OF silk, underneath this one Of
canvas wool, and that L is finished SO far as the
Dodce Is concerned. with even more care than an
ordinary silk bodice. All the fitting is done In
the silk lining, all the seams are taken In this and
notln the outside which Is simply gathered In TO the
form ana tackled TO the sides OF the silk 'front.' which
OF oriental embroidery II the dress is trimmed in
this way.
These canvas materials are handsome and dur
abie: Dut OF themselves they lack character. They
can be made over fine cotton satine OF the shade
ana trimmed with contrast color in velvet effect
lively, and much less cxpensively.
FRENCH BopICEs
ofsoft silk, shrimp pink, pale blue and ecru are
among this seasons fmportations They are
handsome, and have little lace or fine open
needlework laid nat upon the silk for trimming
The cost is s25 EACH but they could be easily re-
produced by any clever SeamStreSS for s.. They
back, and have skirt about the depth OF an old
IaShloned Jersey basque. The sleeves are full at
the top and gathered into deep cuf, which is
covered With the lace. They look well with white
or olack, thin skirts for summer morning and
general house wear.
4 CAPITAL DRESS
for tennis for boating or for outdoor wear in the
mountains consists OF striped cotton or wool,
hemmed and killed close and In fine pleats which
are taped across with care on the inside. At
tached 70 this skirt is belt, cut high, followed
under the bust and arms, but well made and well
wndeDoned. so as TO take the place OF corset. 1t
Is made OF undreSSed linen, the coarse kind which
never losses its Stiffness and is fastened with SUBJ
Stantial hooks and eyes over a flap OF the linen,
which comes next the underwear. The bodice is a
blouse not so loose or bdggy as the Garabaldi but
cut SO as 10 give perfect freedom the arms while
still maintaining its neatneSS OF outline. 1t Is
open at the throat and turned back sailor fashion,
showing the habit shirt and collar OF striped or
dotted linen and the silk tie. The sash is Of soft
WOOL, S1lh, or crepe de chine In the contrasting
color. gathered at the ends and knotted at the
sides, and the Algerlne cap OF knitted SILK, the
pointed top turned over and hanging down, is OF
the same color.
Undressed linen. or linen in the natural, yellow
color, with the Stiffness OF the fiber remaining
and none OF the strength lost in the dress
Des Inq makes sx an excellent lch fGu hios
as are not transparent and OF which service is re-
qured 1t has The stiffness OF mohair is cooler
ana cheaper; not more than 10 10 20 cents per
yard. and as wide or wider, measuring nearly
yard while mOhair is often not more than three
quarters in width.
For travelling and everyday wear in wooded
and mountainous districts, the question OF under
skirts becomes quite serious in summer. White
cotton are out OF the question for they so easily
substitute becomes indts pensable. Besides an un-
derShlrt-which, II an edge OF it Is seen, conveys
more Dearly the tone and character OF the cos
tunnels now considered better taste, because bet
ter suited to out-o1-door use and wear than the
white cotton formerly employed, and which all
have not yet successfully replaced
An excellent material for such skirts Is mohair
pure but not essentially fine, in any preferred
shade Oh gray, ecru or brown Cotton satine makes
where stiffness is not essential Both are easily
relieved OF dust and both are durable and not ex-
penolVe.
TRoussEAU
sent over for an Easter wedding displayed some
features of decided novelty, which are worth not
Ing. One was the finish to pale, apricot-colored
satin dress, the skirt OF which was entirely plain
and Just long enough TO touch the ground at the
back The bodice vas cut pretty square at the
nCc, the front OF il covered with an embroidery OF
seed pearls small, square collar, set upright at
the BACK was embroidered TO match, as were the
deep cuts on the lower arm OF the full sleeves
beading OF lace, with narrow, apricot ribbon edged
the meek; Out otherwise there was no other finish
or trimming, except the silk and lace plaittngs on
the Interior edge OF the skirt.
charming morning dress was Of stripes of silk
which looked like ribbon. with Picot edge and lace
IL was made over soft silk in the pale pink tint of
the stripe and Trimmed with clustering knots or
r1DDon- The front was OF pink silk covered with
Lace y cream lace dress was made over O. ribbon
striped silk III very delicate shades. The Jacket
bodlce Was OF the silk, lace vest but not itself
covered with lace.
The small NANTES were almost entirely Of beads.
and the bOnnets-certainly less eXaggerated-Of
crepe and lace; the featnery foliage and bright
lo"ers siroudeu In tuIle, they were upon the
french comets last season. JENNY JUNE.